9: BYRON BROWNE (1907-1961) WATERCOLOR WITH GOLD PIGMENT

Byron Browne (1907-1961)
(1948)
The watercolor with gouache and gold paint is signed and dated lower left in the image.

It marks the period when Browne's work blended cubist structure and a playful surrealism creating lively and colorful compositions with rhythmic black line.

Byron Browne was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists group formed in 1936. Alexander Corazzo (1908-1971), also represented in this auction, was a member as well, along with with Arshile Gorky, Willem de Kooning, and other early abstractionists.
Sheet measures 20.75 x 17.5 with a framed size of 32.5 x 28.75 inches.
Apparently the condition is very good, very clean, intact, no visible stain, damage, repair, punctures or tears. This work has not been examined outside the frame.
Provenance: Private collection, Kansas City, Missouri.
$1,500 - $2,000